Florida remains No. 1, Villanova jumps to No. 3 in new AP Top 25

For the third straight week, Florida maintains the top spot in the Associated Press college basketball poll.

The Gators (29-2) received 50 first-place votes, good enough to keep them ahead of No. 2 Wichita State (34-0), which received 15 first-place votes after winning the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and remaining undefeated for the season. This is the first time Florida has finished a regular season at No. 1.

Villanova (28-3) moved up to No. 3 in the latest poll after victories at Xavier and Georgetown this past week. The Wildcats, ranked No. 6 in last week's poll, have only to one team in 2014 (Creighton twice). Meanwhile, Arizona dropped to No. 4 after Saturday's 64-57 loss to Oregon.

Louisville was also among this week's big movers, jumping from No. 11 to No. 5 following resounding wins over ranked opponents SMU and Connecticut. The Cardinals are followed by Virginia and Duke, which fell three slots to No. 7 after it was upset by Wake Forest last week.

Michigan also jumped four spots to No. 8 to move into the top 10 for the first time since the Feb. 3 poll. The Wolverines and San Diego State share the No. 8 spot, while Kansas rounds out the top 10. Preseason No. 1 Kentucky fell out of the top 25.